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King Kabs Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Date 2025-05-31
Distance 1m7f196y
Class Class 4
Going Good
Type Flat
Surface Turf
Age Band 4yo+
Prize £7,731
Winning Time 3m 32.63s (slow by 8.53s)

Result

Pos Horse SP Btn
1st
State Legend (IRE)
Joe Leavy · Ian Williams
25/1 Won
2nd
Lagoon Nebula (GB)
Kevin Stott · Andrew Kinirons
11/2 1.5
3rd
Hydroplane (IRE)
David Egan · Ian Williams
16/1 1
4th
Dreams Adozen (FR)
Joe Fanning · Charlie Johnston
4/1 0.05
5th
Trojan Sun (GB)
Amie Waugh · Jim Goldie
14/1 1
6th
Percy Shelley (GB)
Silvestre De Sousa · James Owen
7/2F 2
7th
Grey Fable (IRE)
Robbie Colgan · Karl Thornton
6/1 6.5
8th
Oman (IRE)
Jason Watson · Tony Carroll
22/1 7.5
9th
Perseus Way (IRE)
Daniel Muscutt · Stuart Coltherd
80/1 2
10th
Wind Your Neck In (IRE)
Jonathan England · Sam England
12/1 0.3
11th
It's Good To Laugh (IRE)
George Wood · Jennie Candlish
14/1 2.75
12th
William Walton (GB)
Jack Mitchell · Owen Burrows
5/1 8

Runners (13)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)
# Silk Horse Jockey / Trainer Wt Gear Form OR RPR TS Last Crs Dst Val Scr EW Odds
2 (9)
Percy Shelley
Bay
J:Silvestre De Sousa
T:James Owen
J:Silvestre De Sousa
T:James Owen
 138 v 625-73
80
90
73
 28d — — -5
12.5
1.00/1
4/1
20%
No British win but third of six at Goodwood latest was a step back in the right direction
7 (11)
William Walton
Bay
J:Jack Mitchell
T:Owen Burrows
J:Jack Mitchell
T:Owen Burrows
 135 p 6352-3
78
86
-
 30d — — -3
15.2
1.00/1
4/1
20%
Placed on AW over 1m6f and 1m4f in his two handicaps and this longer trip is plausible
11 (7)
Lagoon Nebula
Bay
J:Kevin Stott
T:Andrew Kinirons
J:Kevin Stott
T:Andrew Kinirons
 126 — 64356-
69
90
75
 — — — -5
10.7
1.13/1
9/2
18%
Unexposed and seemingly heading the right way judged on Cheltenham hurdle win last month
8 (10)
Dreams Adozen
Bay
J:Joe Fanning
T:Charlie Johnston
J:Joe Fanning
T:Charlie Johnston
 132 v 297544
74
90
68
 22d — — -4
10
1.25/1
5/1
17%
Has a good record at this track; fourth of 11 in the Chester Plate three weeks ago
10 (5)
Grey Fable
Grey
J:Robbie Colgan
T:Karl Thornton
J:Robbie Colgan
T:Karl Thornton
 126 t 32112-
68
88
80
 — — — +16
26.5
1.88/1
15/2
12%
Form figures of 2112 on his four visits to Chester last June-September, albeit all at 1m4f
4 (6)
Wind Your Neck In
Chestnut
J:Jonathan England
T:Sam England
J:Jonathan England
T:Sam England
 137 — 845-70
79
88
77
 — — — +2
9.4
3.00/1
12/1
8%
Neck second over C&D (soft) in June 2024 off 3lb higher; hurdles 2nd on last two outings
13 (12)
Trojan Sun
Bay
J:Amie Waugh(3)
T:Jim Goldie
J:Amie Waugh(3)
T:Jim Goldie
 119 p 3-5414
61
83
72
 12d — — +1
6.5
3.50/1
14/1
7%
Running creditably but position 3lb out of the handicap means he needs to find extra
1 (1)
It's Good To Laugh
Bay
J:George Wood
T:Jennie Candlish
J:George Wood
T:Jennie Candlish
 140 p 228/8-
82
-
62
 386d — — +4
9.6
4.50/1
18/1
5%
Off 386 days and whether this is the time to latch on to him remains to be seen
6 (4)
Hydroplane
Bay
J:David Egan
T:Ian Williams
J:David Egan
T:Ian Williams
 136 t 6/342/
78
-
-
 736d — — +3
8.6
4.00/1
16/1
6%
736 days off since 2nd at Goodwood (2m, good); won in style over C&D (good) in June 2022
9 (2)
Oman
Chestnut
J:Jason Watson
T:Tony Carroll
J:Jason Watson
T:Tony Carroll
 130 b 7717-6
72
85
78
 22d — — +2
6.7
5.50/1
22/1
4%
Dual Chester winner but he's not beaten many on Flat attempts at 2m+
3 (8)
State Legend
Bay
J:Joe Leavy
T:Ian Williams
J:Joe Leavy
T:Ian Williams
 137 — 50/85-
79
90
63
 386d — — +4
8.3
6.25/1
25/1
4%
Inconsistent 2023; fifth of 16 in Chester Plate last May looked creditable but off since
12 (13)
Perseus Way
Chestnut
J:Daniel Muscutt
T:Stuart Coltherd
J:Daniel Muscutt
T:Stuart Coltherd
 126 — /23/99
68
82
20
 35d — — +3
5
16.50/1
66/1
1%
Out of form hurdles/Flat; there's a close third over 2m on AW from 2023 to cling on to
NR (3)
Surrey Belle
Bay
J:Nathan Evans
T:Adrian Paul Keatley
J:Nathan Evans
T:Adrian Paul Keatley
 136 t 717-22
78
91
68
 22d — — —
7
— —
Back to Flat with bold shows from the front at Ripon (2m, good) and Chester (2m2f, good)
Horse bet365 Coral Virgin Bet
Percy Shelley
 4/1 4/1 4/1
William Walton
 4/1 4/1 4/1
Lagoon Nebula
 9/2 9/2 9/2
Dreams Adozen
 5/1 5/1 5/1
Grey Fable
 15/2 15/2 7/1
Wind Your Neck In
 11/1 12/1 11/1
Trojan Sun
 14/1 14/1 14/1
It's Good To Laugh
 16/1 18/1 16/1
Hydroplane
 16/1 14/1 12/1
Oman
 20/1 22/1 20/1
State Legend
 25/1 25/1 25/1
Perseus Way
 66/1 40/1 50/1
Surrey Belle
 - - -

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st Grey Fable
26.5
OR: 4.5 Form: 19.1 Odds: 2.9
15/2
2nd William Walton
15.2
OR: 7 Form: 3 Odds: 5.2
4/1
3rd Percy Shelley
12.5
OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5
4/1
4 Lagoon Nebula
10.7
OR: 4.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 4.4
9/2
5 Dreams Adozen
10
OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 4
5/1
6 It's Good To Laugh
9.6
OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6
18/1
7 Wind Your Neck In
9.4
OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1
12/1
8 Hydroplane
8.6
OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6
16/1
9 State Legend
8.3
OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1
25/1
10 Surrey Belle
7
OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 0
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11 Oman
6.7
OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2
22/1
12 Trojan Sun
6.5
OR: 2.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.6
14/1
13 Perseus Way
5
OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5
66/1

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
It's Good To Laugh
82
 —
62
Percy Shelley
80
90
73
Wind Your Neck In
79
88
77
State Legend
79
90
63
William Walton
78
86
 —
Hydroplane
78
 — —
Surrey Belle
78
91
68
Dreams Adozen
74
90
68
Oman
72
85
78
Lagoon Nebula
69
90
75
Grey Fable
68
88
80
Perseus Way
68
82
20
Trojan Sun
61
83
72

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
Trojan Sun 12d ago Quick return
Dreams Adozen 22d ago Fit
Oman 22d ago Fit
Surrey Belle 22d ago Fit
Percy Shelley 28d ago Fit
William Walton 30d ago Fit
Perseus Way 35d ago Fit
It's Good To Laugh 386d ago Long break
State Legend 386d ago Long break
Hydroplane 736d ago Long break
Lagoon Nebula — —
Grey Fable — —
Wind Your Neck In — —